Latest Foreign Investment Review Board News

Duxton Farms has received Foreign Investment Review Board approval for its strategic merger and updated its timetable for key shareholder and court approvals, alongside a $4.55 million capital raise.

Novomatic AG has launched an unconditional A$1.00 per share cash takeover offer for all remaining shares in Ainsworth Game Technology Limited, representing a 35% premium to pre-announcement prices. The offer runs alongside a previously announced scheme and comes with unanimous support from Ainsworth's Independent Board Committee.

Sarytogan Graphite Limited secures a strategic A$3.6 million investment from Kazakh high-net-worth investor Dias Sarsenov, accelerating its Definitive Feasibility Study for a critical graphite project vital to Europe’s raw materials supply.

MAC Copper has secured Foreign Investment Review Board approval, satisfying all regulatory conditions for its acquisition by Harmony Gold’s Australian subsidiary. The deal now awaits shareholder votes and court sanction to proceed.

PointsBet Holdings has updated shareholders on MIXI Australia’s unconditional takeover offer, raising the cash price to $1.25 per share and securing unanimous board support. The company also dismissed a rival scrip bid from Betr Entertainment as inferior.

MIXI Australia has increased its all-cash takeover offer for PointsBet shares to $1.25 and removed all remaining conditions, making the bid unconditional. The offer closes on 25 August 2025, with MIXI holding nearly 29% of PointsBet and aiming for board influence.

Ventia Services Group Limited has announced an ordinary dividend of AUD 0.1071 per share for the six months ending June 2025, with 90% franking, payable in October.

The Star Entertainment Group has executed binding agreements to exit its 50% stake in the Destination Brisbane Consortium, while consolidating full ownership of key Gold Coast hotels. The transaction unfolds in two stages, reshaping the company’s asset portfolio and financial commitments.

MAC Copper has secured a crucial regulatory green light from the South African Reserve Bank, advancing Harmony Gold’s proposed acquisition. Shareholders are now gearing up to vote on the deal at meetings scheduled for late August.

PointsBet’s board has unanimously recommended shareholders accept MIXI Australia’s increased $1.25 per share cash offer, now unconditional and representing a significant premium. MIXI holds 28.2% of PointsBet and may raise the offer further if it gains majority control.

Infomedia Limited has struck a deal with TPG Capital Asia to be acquired at $1.72 per share, offering shareholders a 41% premium over recent trading prices. The scheme includes fully franked dividends, potentially raising the effective value to $1.74 per share for eligible investors.

Domain Holdings Australia has announced a fully franked special dividend alongside a recommended $4.43 per share acquisition offer from CoStar Group, pending shareholder and court approval.